I Posted something a while back about the origin if the word “Heinous”. I need more info for this word. I was looking for a compleate disection of this word into its parts. like aquaduct: aqua=latin for water. duct=something like pipe. this word first became used when the romans built plumbing. plumbing plumb=lead,latin. ing=english for ing. something like this but for the word HEINOUS. I would like some history associated with this word. PLEASE!
It has the same linguistic root as “hate” or “hatred.” (OED)
Now save up some of that beer money and buy yourself a decent dictionary.
Heinous presumably comes from the French word “haineux”, which means “hateful”. “Un propos haineux” is “hate speech”.
Cripes, look it up in a dictionary.
Main Entry: hei·nous
Pronunciation: 'hA-n&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French haineus, from haine hate, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German haz hate – see more at: HATE
Date: 14th century
: hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
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